June 30, 2016 - Alexandria Times

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Vol. 12, No. 26
Commuter ferry service at
waterfront floats onward
....
NVRC set to press ahead
with further study despite
council’s opposition
BY CHRIS TEALE
Despite the objections of
Alexandria’s city councilors
and staff, the Northern Virginia Regional Commission’s
dream of a commuter ferry
service at the city waterfront
appears alive and well.
City Councilor Del Pepper, treasurer of the NVRC
and a representative of the city
on the body alongside City
COURTESY PHOTO
Police chief to retire in fall
Cook was first black head
of department
BY ERICH WAGNER
Alexandria Police Chief Earl
Cook announced June 24 that he
would retire from the department
October 1, ending nearly four
decades of service to the city.
Cook was the first black police chief in Alexandria’s history and was appointed in 2009
after then-Chief David Baker
resigned following a drunk
driving arrest. An Alexandria
native, Cook graduated from
T.C. Williams High School in
1973, earned his degree from
Duke University and joined the
police department in 1979.
The chief oversaw a period
of sustained reductions in violent crime, as well as some of
JUNE 30, 2016
As a lifelong
Alexandrian,
it’s been an incredible honor to serve
this very special
community. I’m
grateful for the
opportunities I’ve
had to pursue a
rewarding career
and work with some
of the finest men
and women in law
enforcement.”
the city’s more notorious homicide investigations. He carried
the flag in the investigation of
the death of Nancy Dunning,
proclaiming on an annual basis
that the case would never go
cold. That persistence paid off
with the arrest of Charles Severance, who later was convicted of
murder in connection with the
deaths of Dunning, transportation guru Ronald Kirby and
piano teacher Ruthanne Lodato.
“As a lifelong Alexandrian,
it’s been an incredible honor to
serve this very special community,” Cook said in a statement.
“I’m grateful for the opportunities I’ve had to pursue a rewarding career and work with
- Police Chief Earl Cook
SEE COOK | 6
Councilor Willie Bailey, told
the rest of council at a meeting on June 14 that the NVRC
intends to press forward with
studying the use of the Alexandria waterfront as either a
stopping point or terminus.
At its May meeting, the
NVRC board adopted a resolution approving the submission of a $300,000 proposal by
executive director Mark Gibb
to apply for funding from the
SEE FERRY | 7
Police announce arrest in
Lincolnia Road homicide
Clarence Terry charged
this week with May
slaying of Shakeel Baldon
BY CHRIS TEALE
Alexandria police announced
Tuesday that they have made
an arrest in connection with the
murder of Shakeel Baldon last
month.
Clarence Terry, 53, of Alexandria, was charged with murder on June 27. He is being held
without bond in the William G.
Truesdale Detention Center. Police spokeswoman Crystal Nosal
said Terry was already in jail for
an alleged domestic violence offense committed days after the
stabbing of Baldon. Nosal had
no further details on how police
identified him as a suspect.
Baldon, 43, was found along
the 6100 block of Lincolnia
Road on May 5 suffering from
what police initially described
as “upper body trauma.” He
was transported to a local hospital, where he later died.
The slaying was the second
of three to take place in Alexandria so far this year. The
first occurred in April, when
Melaku Abraha was assaulted
and robbed on the 200 block of
S. Alfred St. and later died of
his injuries.
On June 8, Pierre Clark, 28,
became the city’s third homicide
victim of 2016 after he died from
multiple gunshot wounds on the
1000 block of Montgomery St.
Police announced April 12
that George McGee II, 22, of
Capitol Heights, Md., was charged
in connection with the murder
of Abraha. Clark’s death remains unsolved.
Anyone with further information about this investigation is
asked to contact Detective Loren
King with the Alexandria Police
Department at 703-746-6689.
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WMATA general manager Paul Wiedefeld speaks at a press conference Tuesday at the Braddock Road
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(center) and Arlington County board member Christian Dorsey (left) were among the officials to join
Wiedefeld to discuss the impacts on Alexandria and Arlington.
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s
SafeTrack program is set to have
a direct impact on Alexandria
next week, and plans to mitigate
it have taken shape.
The program condenses three
years of maintenance on the Metrorail system into one year, and
was put into place by WMATA
general manager Paul Wiedefeld
to bring it up to a good level of
repair and to improve safety on
the tracks.
Beginning July 5, Alexandria
will feel the program’s effects
directly, as the Blue and Yellow
Lines will be completely shut
down between the Braddock
Road and National Airport Metro
stations until July 11. Then, from
July 12 through July 18, the same
lines will be shut between the National Airport and Crystal City
stations in Arlington County.
At a press conference Tuesday at the Braddock Road Metro
station, Mayor Allison Silberberg urged residents to explore
other commuting options beyond rail service.
“While the next 18 months
will bring many changes and
challenges to your commute,
the city of Alexandria is prepared and absolutely will work
to help mitigate in any way possible any delays and interruptions,” she said.
City officials announced a
series of alternatives to mitigate
SafeTrack’s impact on travelers, including free and extended
DASH bus service on the AT3
and AT4 routes between the
Braddock Road and Pentagon
Metro stations. City transportation and environmental services
director Yon Lambert said service will begin at 5 a.m. and end
at 8 p.m. on those routes, and said
that the drastic action is necessary
in such a difficult situation.
Lambert said in an interview after the press conference that the city is exploring
ways to absorb the free service
into its fiscal 2017 and 2018
budgets, and that while there
is the possibility of raised fares
or reduced service elsewhere,
such measures are unlikely.
“The DASH board has been
very supportive of DASH service, and council has also been
very supportive of the alternative services we’re providing,”
Lambert said. “I would say everything [including fare hikes,
reduced service and other options] is on the table, but we
don’t think that the cost impact
from just this two-week period
is something the DASH board
will likely have to raise fares for
moving forward.”
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exam at a June 21 graduation ceremony. In addition, Christopher
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The 395 Express Lanes
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Extending the 95 Express Lanes for eight miles north to the D.C. line, the 395 Express
Extending the 95 Express Lanes for eight miles north to the D.C. line, the 395 Express
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adding an additional HOV lane to make three reversible lanes on I-395 and extend the
adding an additional HOV lane to make three reversible lanes on I-395 and extend the
benefits and travel options of the 95 Express Lanes farther north.
benefits and travel options of the 95 Express Lanes farther north.
Construction of the project could generate 1,500 jobs and provide more than half a
Construction of the project could generate 1,500 jobs and provide more than half a
billion dollars of economic activity. As many as 100 Virginia small businesses could go
billion dollars of economic activity. As many as 100 Virginia small businesses could go
to work as early as 2016.
to work as early as 2016.
As part of the project, a portion of the toll revenues will be used to guarantee annual
As part of the project, a portion of the toll revenues will be used to guarantee annual
funding for transit, like improving bus service. Working with Arlington County and
funding for transit, like improving bus service. Working with Arlington County and
federal officials, the project’s most northern section will also enhance Pentagon
federal officials, the project’s most northern section will also enhance Pentagon
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some of the finest men and
women in law enforcement.
My retirement is bittersweet;
however, I look forward to
the future challenges in my
life.”
Mayor Allison Silberberg
said in a statement that she
was sad to see Cook leave,
but was thankful for his
many years of service to the
community.
“While I certainly wish
Chief Earl Cook all good and
great things in his well-deserved retirement, I am personally sorry to hear about
his retirement,” she said.
“Chief Cook has been an
outstanding police chief and
public servant in our beloved
city for decades. He has also
been my good friend and a
good friend to all. His leadership and compassion in our
city will be sorely missed.”
City Manager Mark Jinks
will be responsible for appointing Cook’s successor.
He said the city is enlisting
the help of the city-based
International
Association
of Chiefs of Police in both a
While I certainly wish Chief Earl Cook
all good and great things in his welldeserved retirement, I am personally sorry
to hear about his retirement. Chief Cook has
been an outstanding police chief and public
servant in our beloved city for decades. He
has also been my good friend and a good
friend to all. His leadership and compassion
in our city will be sorely missed.”
- Mayor Allison Silberberg
local and nationwide search
for candidates, which he said
will take from four to six
months.
“The police chief is one
of the most important positions in city government,”
Jinks said. “Therefore, the
selection process has to be
carefully structured and must
include input from the community.”
Jinks said officials will
reach out to residents and
stakeholders in the near future to help come up with a
list of characteristics Alexandrians want to see in the next
chief.
“The community input
will start when we put to-
gether a profile of the position,” he said. “We want to
know what people believe is
important in terms of qualities, characteristics and experience of a police chief. We’ll
engage community stakeholders as well as employees
within the police department
to provide that input.
“That will result in a recruitment information — basically a marketing brochure
— that describes what we’re
looking for, what challenges
the department is facing, etc.,
so [applicants] have an understanding of what kind of position they’re applying for.”
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U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration, which would pay for an
environmental impact study
and plans for operation and
implementation.
Gibb said that while Alexandria is still being examined
for viability and will likely be
a part of the environmental
impact study as with any location, NVRC is also looking to
other options.
“Alexandria has not embraced that location, so we’re
looking at other sites, quite
frankly as of this point,” he
said. “And there are a number
of others that we think will
work, particularly those that
involve the military, even the
location at the Pentagon over
to the Joint Base AnacostiaBolling. We’re looking at other
sites, but the EIS will help us
to determine what will work
and what won’t work.”
Pepper said while the plan
has many merits, it will not
work in Alexandria due to the
congestion it likely would bring
from commuters dropping off
their cars.
“The problem is if Alexandria is either a terminus or a stopoff place, we have a good bit of
difficulty because of the fact that
it would be stopping at the Potomac end of King Street,” she
said. “Our problem is that we just
really can’t accommodate the
kind of traffic that it would bring
forward, as well as the parking
that would be absorbed by other
jurisdictions. We just don’t have
that capacity.”
Last year, a report prepared
for the NVRC led by consultants Nelson-Nygaard found
five commuter ferry routes to
be practical, including routes
from Alexandria to Southeast and Southwest D.C. and
another from the city to Joint
Base Anacostia-Bolling and
the headquarters of the Department of Homeland Security. The
other two routes would connect
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Southeast and
Southwest D.C.
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The study was the third of
its kind to be conducted since
2000 on the viability of commuter ferry services, and at
the time, councilors wasted
little time in expressing their
concerns.
“Based on the current capacity of parking, attempts to integrate a commuter ferry stop or
terminus within the city in Old
Town would cause considerable
challenges to the existing infrastructure and add additional vehicular trips to an area with limited parking,” reads a September
2015 letter sent by former Mayor
Bill Euille. “Old Town Alexandria should not serve as the Joint
Base Anacostia-Bolling’s parking lot because the federal government did not adequately plan
for its own parking needs when
it expanded its work force on
that site.”
Despite that opposition, the
NVRC appears set on pushing
ahead with the service, even
after Mayor Allison Silberberg,
City Manager Mark Jinks and
transportation director Yon
Lambert met with their counterparts at the NVRC and expressed their reservations.
“I’m puzzled that they still
persist on trying to run a ferry
through Alexandria against our
wishes,” said City Councilor
Tim Lovain.
“That is what’s so frustrating, because they just sort of
brush over it,” replied Pepper.
“It’s sort of like, they get the
benefits, we pay the price, and
what’s the problem?”
Lambert said the NVRC is
examining other routes in this
next phase of its study of a commuter ferry service, especially
those connecting the Pentagon
and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington County with Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling. In an interview
after the meeting, Lambert said
Alexandria’s position on the
service is unchanged.
“[The] city does support the
use of the river for transportation purposes, but the city continues to have some significant
questions about the facilities
needed and the modal transfer
points for ferry users,” he said.
“We’ve made those points to
NVRC and to the other regional
partners, and I think we still
have a lot of those questions.
“That said, if we can get
answers to some of those questions, it would help the city be
able to better understand what
the NVRC’s proposals long-
term will be.”
Gibb said that the NVRC
intends to address the city’s
concerns during the EIS process and come up with some
satisfactory conclusions.
“Obviously the city has a
lot of concerns, and those are
things we have to address,”
he said. “They are very con-
cerned about parking, and
a lot of those things haven’t
been addressed properly and
we still need to do that.”
A number of other practical issues might impede the
viability of commuter ferry
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COOK
Jinks said he hopes to
have a new chief in place by
the end of 2016.
Silberberg said in an interview that she would be
inclined to promote the next
chief from among the city’s
current ranks.
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“There’s a search firm
that has been selected by the
city manager to help with a
national search, but in addition to that, those who already serve in the Alexandria Police Department are
welcome and encouraged
to apply as well,” she said.
“I have made it clear that I
think it’s my preference that
we always try to hire from
within if possible. We have
an excellent police force —
it’s absolutely superb — and
there’s a lot of talent there.
They know our city, they’re
devoted to our city and
they’re a part of our city.”
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man said he would like to see
a police chief that continues
Cook’s efforts to increase
visibility and communication
between the police and the
residents they protect.
“He’s done a good job on
his watch. We’ve seen crime
go down tremendously,” he
said. “Even while we’ve been
in recession and seen resources cut, we’ve seen that
department really focus on
public safety in a number of
ways, like trying to get better engagement with the community. I will be going on a
number of his Walking with
the Chief events in the summer, and having someone
more than willing to engage
with residents is the thing we
want in Alexandria.”
Vice Mayor Justin Wilson
lauded Cook’s work over the
years and said he trusts Jinks
to make a strong choice to lead
the department into the future.
“[Cook] is a lifelong Alexandrian, someone who grew
up here and came back to
serve the community,” Wilson said. “You really couldn’t
ask for more. … I’m not going to prejudge that decision
for Jinks, but I hope he brings
in an individual who earns
the respect of the community
and the men and women who
serve in the department.
“From communication to
community policing, responsiveness and working with
the public, I’m sure the manager will bring someone who
will do all of that.”
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the Federal Transit Administration awarded NVRC $3.38
million to buy two ferries to
move passengers between Alexandria and Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling.
Lovain noted that a commuter ferry service would
likely require some kind of
city subsidy to enable it to be
profitable, something Jinks
said can vary with the ratio of
revenue to cost. But Pepper
said Alexandria is very much
still in the picture for service.
“This would be the first
time I have heard that they
didn’t think that we were the
best route because it was the
shortest and would have the
greatest opportunity for people to be using it,” she said. “It
would be the most economically profitable.”
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notably a need to change the
licenses at the city-owned
docks to allow for such a service. Currently, the Potomac
Riverboat Company provides
water taxi service to National
Harbor in Maryland, Nationals Park during baseball season and the National Mall, as
well as sightseeing tours and
charter cruises.
Jinks said any amendments to those licenses would
require council approval, as
they do not allow a commuter service to run or dock in
Alexandria. But Pepper disagreed, saying that she had
heard that the NVRC could
proceed without city approval
since it has ferries, bought
with federal money. In 2014,
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Council advances new alternative for Ramsey Homes
All four existing buildings
to be demolished under plan
City and ARHA staff originally presented two options to council: an
original concept of 53 units in two three-story buildings, and an alternate proposed 52 units in one four-story building and between two
and four additional units in one renovated existing building.
BY CHRIS TEALE
City council agreed unanimously Tuesday night to a plan
for the future of the Ramsey
Homes that would demolish all
four of the current buildings on
the site, a reversal from councilors’ previous desire to keep
at least one for historic preservation purposes.
Councilors were presented
with two options formulated
by city planning staff and the
joint work group between the
city and the Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing
Authority, which owns the
property. The original concept
proposed 53 units in two threestory buildings, while an alternative proposed 52 units in
one four-story building and between two and four additional
units in one renovated existing
building.
The unanimous vote came
in favor of the latter, with
amendments to explore demolishing the preserved building,
removing rooftop open space
and exploring the feasibility of
moving the four-story building north to face Wythe Street,
with additional open space
facing Pendleton Street.
The move was a departure from previous rhetoric
by some councilors about the
need to preserve at least one
building through which to remember the city’s history. The
Ramsey Homes were built
during World War II by the
federal government to temporarily house black defense
workers, while white workers
were housed elsewhere.
“A lot of us felt very strongly about preserving the one
building, and it’s a hard decision to make,” said Mayor Allison Silberberg.
Vice Mayor Justin Wilson
said there appeared to be tradeoffs between open space, historic preservation and affordable housing, and that it did
not appear possible to satisfy
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all three camps. City Councilor Willie Bailey bemoaned
the loss of affordable units if
one building was preserved
and how historic preservation
appeared to take precedence
under that proposal, especially
considering the buildings’ role
in segregation.
“If you did a survey of all
the African Americans in the
city, I don’t think they would
care about getting rid of something that reminds them of
their past,” he said. “…I don’t
need anything to remind me of
what went on there. I just wish
we had more affordable housing in that location.”
The 15-unit Ramsey Homes
development at 699 N. Patrick
St. has been a major source of
contention as ARHA sought to
redevelop the site. Its permit to
demolish the current property
was rejected by the ParkerGray Board of Architectural
Review in April 2015 but then
overturned by council in September.
ARHA presented a plan
that would have amended the
Braddock East Master Plan,
rezoned the property from a
townhouse zone to mixed-use
and built 53 units in two multifamily buildings. In February, the planning commission
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rejected the plan and council
failed to approve the rezoning and master plan amendment following a protest petition from neighbors requiring
a supermajority for approval.
Council rescinded its decision
days later.
In light of that, council and
ARHA approved a joint work
group and joint work plan in
March to foster greater cooperation at all levels, including
between staff.
But at times, Tuesday’s
meeting grew contentious
as some councilors became
frustrated at an anticipat-
ed $700,000 request from
ARHA to place utility wires
underground, which is required for all new developments but not for renovations. City housing director
Helen McIlvaine said ARHA
would likely be prevented
from paying for it itself as its
tax credits from the federal
City council unanimously approved a concept for the Ramsey Homes
that would demolish all four buildings and construct a four-story structure of 52 units in its place, having previously looked to keep one or
more buildings for historic preservation purposes.
If you did a survey of all the African
Americans in the city, I don’t think
they would care about getting rid of
something that reminds them of their past.
… I don’t need anything to remind me of
what went on there. I just wish we had
more affordable housing in that location.”
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government would not cover
the cost.
“Financially, realistically,
it’s not going to happen,” said
City Councilor Paul Smedberg, referring to the city footing the bill instead. “With all
the other infrastructure projects we’ve got going on in the
city, for you [ARHA] to come
forward and ask for $700,000
to underground half a block of
wires? I mean, come on. It’s
not going to happen.”
“We do require this of every other developer,” agreed
City Councilor Del Pepper.
“I don’t think we can look at
this and say, ‘Oh, but not us.’
I think we need to keep that in
the back of our minds.”
In a presentation, planning
director Karl Moritz said city
staff favored preserving one
building, while McIlvaine
noted that the city could do
the renovation work in-house
using the city’s home rehabilitation program that helps
revamp low-income housing
in Alexandria. She said the
program would be used in conjunction with the Community
Development Block Grant Program the city receives from the
U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development, and
that all work would be done at
cost price by contractors on a
fixed rate.
But councilors were not
convinced by the renovation
proposal, because of the possibility of increasing costs and
concerns it could create a feeling of inferiority for those residents in the renovated building
just yards from the new property. McIlvaine and Moritz
said the renovation would
bring the units up to standard
with the new units being built,
but council demurred.
Council’s decision to proceed
with a new concept may raise
additional questions, as the joint
work group said both of the previously prepared options were
appropriate, while the ARHA
board said it would support the
proposed alternate option if
council recommended it and appropriated funds accordingly.
Moritz said the changes
will likely need further study,
with a view to work on the design and architecture starting
soon, including at the ParkerGray Board of Architectural
Review. A development special use permit is expected to
be debated in December.
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Monday’s game on a high note,
taking the lead in the top of the
second inning on a solo home
run from designated hitter AJ
Spencer, and scored another
run on a sacrifice fly by shortstop Kevin Heiss that brought
home catcher Cody Miller.
But that 2-0 lead evaporated in the bottom half of the
second, as Vienna outfielder
Shaun Wood hit a solo home
run of his own, then catcher
Garrett St. Laurent hit an RBI
double that scored infielder
Peter Nielsen. The home side
took a 3-2 lead in the fourth
as St. Laurent grounded into
a fielder’s choice to score
Nielsen, but the Aces roared
back in the fifth to regain the
advantage.
With two outs and the bases
loaded, infielder Mike Annone
drove in two runs with a single,
then outfielder Niko Hulsizer
hit an RBI single to put Alexandria ahead 5-3. The bases
loaded once again as Spencer
walked, but Miller struck out
to end the inning, stranding all
three runners.
Malbon was hit by a pitch
with the bases loaded in the
sixth to cut the Aces’ lead to
5-4, then infielder Cole Perry
hit an RBI double to tie the
game in the bottom of the seventh. As both teams cycled
through several pitchers and
the innings wore on, Alexandria had opportunities to regain the lead in extra innings,
but could not take advantage.
Aces head coach David
DeSilva said despite Heiss’
sacrifice fly, his team needed
to be more aware of situational hitting.
“It’s things that they work
on in their college season,”
he said. “They know it. It’s all
about the mental approach, so
we talk about it, and we try to
work on it in batting practice
and the cages. It really comes
down to execution.”
The walk-off defeat capped
a rollercoaster run of games
for the Aces, who lost 6-5 on a
walk-off single to the Bethesda Big Train on June 25, then
bested the D.C. Grays twice
in a home doubleheader the
following day. The second of
those victories at Frank Mann
Field saw the Aces walk off
themselves, as catcher Andrew
Bene was hit by a pitch with
the bases loaded in the ninth to
bring the hosts a 6-5 win.
DeSilva said such close
results every night are indicative of a strong league,
where almost no team is able
to dominate.
“The league has a lot of parity in general,” he said. “The
Baltimore Redbirds seem to be
the standout team so far, but
there’s a lot of parity [between
teams] two through 10. There’s
a lot of good talent in the league,
and you’re going to have that
throughout the season.”
It promises to be a busy couple of weeks for the Aces, who
are not slated to have a day off
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until July 4, and will follow it
up with another six games before the league’s all-star game
on July 13. Such a rigorous
schedule is complicated by injuries and other absences, with
shortstop Christian Adorno
nursing a twisted knee that is
set for an MRI Wednesday, after the Times’ deadline.
But DeSilva said he hopes
his players see the benefits of
more playing time.
“I would like to give some
guys a day off here or there,”
he said. “[We’re] missing a
few players that aren’t here,
which doesn’t allow us the
opportunity to get some guys
the day off normally that I
would. These guys just need
to realize that this is a great
opportunity for them to be
out on the field and continue
to play baseball. They need
to bring that passion to the
field every day.”
Despite some recent defeats, DeSilva said he still
feels his squad has the talent
to compile a strong record
and make an impact during
the postseason.
“You can still hear some of
the energy,” he said. “We talked
about it, that as the season goes
on it’s going to get hotter. Guys
are going to die down, that energy of the first week isn’t going to be there. For the most
part, every single day these
guys show up ready to play, and
that’s all we can really ask.”
Alexandria returned to action
Tuesday night with a 4-2 victory
over the Rockville Express.
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Alexandria’s tallest building takes shape
Carlyle Plaza Two would
be 34 stories tall, contain
382 residential units
BY CHRIS TEALE
At 34 stories, it promises to
be the tallest building in Alexandria, and among one of the tallest
in the D.C. metropolitan area.
Dwarfing the approximately
30-story George Washington
Masonic National Memorial,
the proposed first residential
tower at Carlyle Plaza Two will
be 354 feet tall. It is slated to
be built east of the 800 Carlyle
apartment building and north of
the new Alexandria Renew Enterprises Inc. headquarters, wa-
ter treatment facility and multiuse field.
Carlyle Plaza Two would be
comprised of four towers containing office and residential
space on what used to be a rail
yard. This tower — the southernmost in the complex — would
contain 370 residential units, developed as a partnership between
J.M. Zell Partners Ltd. and Hines
Ltd. The two companies tasked
Florida-based architecture firm
Arquitectonica with its design.
Another 12 units would be contained in low-rise townhouses for
a total of 382.
The tower will be bounded
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Bartholomew Street to the west,
while the planned extension of
Savoy Street marks its northern
boundary. The future extension
of Limerick Street is the southern boundary of the property,
with this phase set to include a
connection to a portion of the
terraced deck on the northeast
portion of the AlexRenew site.
At a work session of the
Carlyle/Eisenhower East Design Review Board on June 23,
consensus emerged around a
concept design that includes
the first-floor townhouses and
a 278-space parking garage, approximately 240 spaces fewer
than what the city’s Eisenhower
East Plan calls for, according to
a staff report.
“I think subtle elegance is
what we’re trying here for the
skyline,” said J.M. Zell president and CEO Jeffrey Zell at the
work session.
A previous iteration of the
tower’s design included Juliet
balconies on its north and south
sides, but they have been removed
after feedback from the review
board. Board member Lee Quill
said there was a risk of the building having too many notes and
additions, while his colleague
Roger Lewis said removing the
balconies helped with concerns
about the building’s depth.
“[Juliet balconies are] not doing anything for anybody living
in the building, and it’s not doing anything,” Lewis said at the
work session.
In his presentation to the
board, Arquitectonica vice president and New York office director Samuel Luckino said the
firm still is exploring the colors
it could use in the all-steel structure, especially for the townhomes. In previous versions, the
materials used had all been gray,
but the new iteration shows the
townhomes in a terracotta color
on the outside, with some wood
accents.
Luckino said those choices
would contrast well with the
gray, while Lewis and Quill
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At 34 stories, the proposed southern residential tower at Carlyle Plaza
Two would be the tallest building in Alexandria, dwarfing the approximately 30-story George Washington Masonic National Memorial.
said it would be easier to market
townhomes that are terracotta in
color, since it better reflects the
red-brick nature of the city’s existing architecture, especially in
the Old and Historic District.
In addition, Luckino and Zell
said the amenity space needs
continued exploration, especially
whether it will be located on
the 16th floor of the tower or
the rooftop. Zell said locating the
amenity space on the 16th floor
would take one or two rentable
units away and may be less economically viable.
City council first approved
the development at Carlyle Plaza
Two in 2012, with 631,114 square
feet of office space in two towers and 632,056 square feet of
residential in two others. At the
time, the plan was put forward
with a view to leasing the new
headquarters of the National
Science Foundation. But when
the U.S. General Services Administration chose to locate the
NSF at the Hoffman Town Center property half a mile away in
2013, the plans were changed.
Instead, in 2014 the planning
commission approved a proposal
to reduce office space by 250,000
square feet and reduce parking by
500 spaces, in a move that Zell
told the Washington Business
Journal at the time would provide
greater flexibility for the site.
A report prepared by city staff
on the project in March raised
significant concerns about the
parking situation. The report acknowledges that the Eisenhower
East small area plan looked to
limit parking to encourage other
transit uses, but raises concerns
about the discrepancy between
the maximum 520 parking spaces allowed and the proposed 278.
“This results in a parking
space to dwelling unit ratio of
0.73, which is below the city’s
new standard parking ratios
used for multifamily housing,”
the report reads. “…While staff
understands that the parking
standards under the Eisenhower
East plan are maximums, a reduction of approximately 240
spaces for the proposed tower
is significant and could have an
impact on the design of the landscape deck above, especially if
the remaining residential development follows suit.”
The architects must submit
their final materials to the city by
July 1, while the design review
board is slated to meet again on
July 21. At that meeting, the architects will present samples of
the materials they proposed to
use in constructing the building,
with a full site plan set to follow
in the coming months.
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T.C. alum and veteran comedian
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about growing up in Alexandria
and returning home for a stand-up
performance at The Birchmere.
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Red hot comedian Donnell Rawlings
T.C. Williams alum and
veteran comedian is ready
for his hometown night
BY JENNIFER POWELL
A success many years in
the making, former Alexandria
resident Donnell Rawlings,
who has been on “Chappelle’s
Show,” “Guy Code” and HBO’s
“The Wire,” brings his easy
flow and razor-sharp stand-up
skills home this Saturday to the
Birchmere.
Alexandria Times: You are a
T.C. graduate?
Rawlings: I’m a T.C. Titan
for life. When I tell people who
are not from the Alexandria
area that I’m a T.C. Titan, the
first thing they always ask me
if I know Denzel and if I was in
the movie.
The student spirit section at T.C.
games has a cheer about that.
Really? When I in school,
it was “T.C. Titans are what?”
“Red hot!” I was the manager
for the basketball team and we
used to say it all the time. It was
like a secret code. They don’t
know it now, but the kids back
in the day, they know.
How did you get to be part of
“Chappelle’s Show?”
I was blessed to luck into
what some people consider to
be the best comedy sketch show
of the past 20 years. It was a lot
of fun.
Can you go back a little bit and
tell us about growing up here?
We moved from Washington D.C. when I was 11. I went
to [George Washington] Middle
School, then Francis C. Hammond, and then I graduated
to the big leagues of T.C. Williams. That was before social
media followers, and you just
had regular people who followed you.
I think that is where I got
my comedy chops from, because the old T.C. Williams had
the “red carpet.” The red carpet was where every kid from
every neighborhood met at the
beginning of the morning.
That was where we had our
version of “Rip the Runway;”
it was our fashion statement,
where you traded candy, where
you would try to talk to a girl
who would disrespect you for
the rest of the school year and
where the funniest people laid
down the funniest jokes.
I think if you can make it
through the red carpet at T.C.
Williams you can make it anywhere.
Is this when you realized you
were exceptionally funny?
I never considered doing standup then, but anyone
from T.C. then knew me as a
funny guy. When you’re fivefoot-four and 75 pounds as a
senior in high school, you’re
already the funny looking guy
and when every cheerleader
is looking at every other guy
but you, I think that can create
some humor in your life.
Tell us one of your best jokes
from then.
We did what you call
“jones” on a person back then.
My teacher, Mr. Dave Daly,
was one of the funniest guys
I knew. He was always ready
with something funny to say,
and he was definitely one of my
first inspirations in comedy.
Years ago I did a show that
benefitted T.C. Williams and
Dave Daly opened. It was not
a good idea. Some of those
same students that he put
out of his class and gave bad
grades to were there on the
other side and there was nothing he could do about it. They
booed him like crazy. It was
so ugly. But he stuck with it
and got through it. That’s my
guy. I’ll remember Dave Daly
forever.
How did you end up coming to
the Birchmere?
When I was growing up
we would walk down Mount
Vernon Avenue and we would
pass it. For some reason [the
Birchmere] was one of those
Donnell Rawlings knows
they’re coming for him,
and he’s ready for friends
from the T.C. Williams “red
carpet” days — when the
school day would start
with joking about each
other. Just like in those
days, Rawlings is coming
prepared to the Birchmere
Music Hall on Saturday,
July 2.
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forbidden and mysterious spots
tucked back there that a lot of
people we grew up with didn’t
go to.
Last year I had a chance
to open for Lyfe Jennings, an
R&B singer. It was my first
introduction to the theater.
Afterwards, the general manager, a T.C. Williams graduate,
said, “Hey Donnell, I think we
can do something good. You
should come back and do it
yourself.”
Then I really found out
about the history of that place.
I feel really honored to come
back in my hometown and go
to the place that I used to walk
by everyday on my way to my
first job — cleaning up hair at
the barbershop. Now, to headline there with my name on the
marquee. It is an exciting time.
Tell us what we can expect at
your show.
One of my mentors in comedy, the Fat Doctor, is opening
for me. This guy was very instrumental in the beginning of
my career. He helped me find
my voice and my joke structure, so I am very excited about
that.
With coming back to Alex-
andria, people can expect to get
some down home humor. I’m
quite sure there will be somebody that will heckle me that
I went to high school with that
thinks that is funny. Yeah, I
will completely destroy them.
That was going to be our next
question.
Fair warning: this is not the
T.C. Williams red carpet. This
is Donnell’s red carpet. It’ll be
a different thing.
I’ll bring some of the character work from “Chappelle’s
Show.” For me, it’s almost like
a homecoming. It really will be
like a red carpet reunion. My
family will probably be there.
It’ll be a good time.
My comedy is observational
and it’s character driven. I will
say if people are fans of me or
my acting work then you will
definitely become a fan of my
live comedy. I’m really confident about that and what I can
do on the stand up stage.
You seem to be a really unscripted and free flow comedian. How
do you work?
I feel like I have some classics and some hits that are my
favorites, but I don’t feel really
comfortable as a comic just do-
ing that. If I go on the stage
and don’t try to do any improv
and engage the audience on the
spot, I feel like a robot.
So I would say my stand up
is 40 to 50 percent stuff that I
prepare and that I want to talk
about. The other 50 to 60 percent just comes to me. An audience will appreciate a comic’s
act, but they can really feel
when something is organic and
is something created right on
the spot, and that is when they
really respect you.
You are a U.S. Air Force veteran.
What was your path after high
school?
I’m sure you’ve heard
the saying, “Sometimes, it
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Location: George Washington’s
Mount Vernon, 3200 Mount Vernon
Memorial Highway
Information: [email protected]
or www.mountvernon.org
July 6
CANAL CENTER CONCERT A
concert series with a performance by Cletus Kennelly featuring folk/pop. Attendees
should feel free to bring a picnic lunch.
Time: Noon to 1 p.m.
Location: Canal Center Plaza Amphitheater, 44 Canal Center Plaza
Information: 703-746-5592
BEN BRENMAN PARK CONCERT
Now to September 4
SPECIAL CIVIL WAR APOTH ECARY TOUR A 30-minute tour
that will feature themes similar to
PBS’s “Mercy Street.” Topics include
abolitionism in the Quaker community,
prescriptions from the Civil War era, and
the Leadbeater family during the war.
Tickets cost $6 per person.
Time: 12:15 to 1 p.m.
Location: Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum, 105-107 S. Fairfax St.
Information: 703-746-3852
SPECIAL FAMILY TOURS AT
GADSBY’S TAVERN Led by junior
docents from grades four through seven
families will be able to start a tour as
soon as they arrive and move through the
museum at their own pace, and children
will be able to connect with the museum
through their peer tour guides. Tour ends
with activities in the ballroom that explore
the science behind the historic ice well,
including making and tasting ice cream.
Time: 2 to 5 p.m.
Location: Gadsby’s Tavern Museum,
134 N. Royal St.
Information: 703-746-4242
June 30
FILM: HOUSE MAID Set in The
Gambia, West Africa, and written by
Gambian Bubacarr Jallow, this 90-minute culturally reflective and sometimes
comedic film is about a wife who loses
her man to their maid.
Time: 6 to 8 p.m.
Location: Alexandria Black History
Museum, 902 Wythe St.
Information: 703-746-4356
MUSIC AT TWILIGHT CONCERT A city concert series with a
performance by the Reid Gravitte & Lying Heart featuring country blues/rock &
roll. Attendees should feel free to bring
chairs or a blanket and a picnic supper.
Time: 7 to 8 p.m.
Location: Fort Ward Park Amphitheater, 4301 W. Braddock Road
Information: 703-746-5592
July 2
EVENING FIREWORKS AT
MOUNT VERNON Start your Inde-
pendence Day celebration with a bang
on the day Congress voted to declare
independence. Enjoy a patriotic evening
filled with dazzling night-time fireworks,
musical performances and games on
George Washington’s beloved estate.
A city concert series with a performance
by Wicked Olde featuring Americana traditional. Attendees should feel free to bring
chairs or a blanket and a picnic supper.
Time: 7 to 8 p.m.
Location: Ben Brenman Park, 4800
Brenman Park Drive
Information: 703-746-5592
July 7
FIRST THURSDAY Recognize our
veterans and military families at First
Thursday, the theme of which is “A Nation’s Celebration: Red, White & Blue.”
The event features patriotic activities,
discounts for veterans and military
families at various businesses, music
by Mars Rodeo, an old-fashioned cake
walk and more.
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: Mount Vernon Avenue
Information: www.visitdelray.com
July 9
CIVIL WAR KIDS DRILL DAY
Children aged 9 to 12 can learn more
about the daily life of the Civil War soldier.
The program will feature drill instruction
led by a Civil War reenactor, who will teach
young recruits the Manual of Arms and
basic drill techniques as well as a typical
infantryman’s uniform and equipment.
The cost per child is $25, which includes
a Civil War kepi and snack. Registration is
suggested as space is limited.
Time: 9 a.m. to noon
Location: Fort Ward Museum and
Historic Site, 4301 W. Braddock Road
Information: 703-746-4848
JUNE 30, 2016
FAMILY FUN DAY: THE
WRIGHT FLIGHT Celebrate the
July 12
SUNSET CONCERT A City concert
series with a performance by Janna
Audey Band featuring pop rock. Attendees should feel free to bring chairs or a
blanket and a picnic supper.
Time: 7 to 8 p.m.
Location: John Carlyle Park, 300 John
Carlyle St.
Information: 703-746-5592
July 14
MUSIC AT TWILIGHT CONCERT
A city concert series with a performance
by Shenandoah Run featuring folk Americana. Attendees should feel free to bring
chairs or a blanket and a picnic supper.
Time: 7 to 8 p.m.
Location: Fort Ward Park Amphitheater, 4301 W. Braddock Road
Information: 703-746-5592
July 15
FRIDAY NIGHT ON THE
SQUARE A city concert series with a
performance by the Alexandria Citizens
Band. Attendees should feel free to bring
chairs or a blanket and a picnic supper.
Time: 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Location: Market Square, 301 King St.
Information: 703-746-5592
OUTDOOR FILM FESTIVAL The
14th annual Comcast Outdoor Film
Festival, where movies are shown on
a 40-foot inflatable movie screen. The
featured movie is “Inside Out.” Admission is free. Gates open at 5:30 with the
film beginning at dusk.
Time: 8:30 to 11:30 p.m.
Location: Waterfront Park, 1 Prince St.
Information: www.alexandriafilmfest.com
July 16
OUTDOOR FILM FESTIVAL
The 14th annual Comcast Outdoor Film
Festival, where movies are shown on
a 40-foot inflatable movie screen. The
featured movie is “Star Wars: The Force
Awakens.” Admission is free. Gates open
at 5:30 with the film beginning at dusk.
Time: 8:30 to 11:30 p.m.
Location: Waterfront Park, 1 Prince St.
Information: www.alexandriafilmfest.com
107th anniversary of Orville Wright’s
historic flight from Fort Myer to Alexandria and test the basic principles of
flight! Experiment with forces — gravity,
lift, drag, and thrust — and make two
kinds of paper airplanes.
Time: 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Location: The Lyceum, 201 S. Washington St.
Information: 703-746-4994
July 17
PRESIDENTIAL SALON WITH
JAMES MADISON Join President
James Madison as he discusses and engages guests about political and personal
issues of 1816. Reservations required.
Time: 3 to 4:30 p.m.
Location: Gadsby’s Tavern Museum,
134 N. Royal St.
Information: 703-746-4242 or [email protected]
July 18-22
ALEXANDRIA ARCHAEOLOGY
SUMMER CAMP Help Alexandria’s
city archaeologists excavate a real
archaeological site. Learn professional
excavating, recording, and artifact processing methods. Uncover Alexandria’s
buried past while protecting the City’s
valuable historic resources.
Time: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Location: Alexandria Archaeology
Museum, 105 N. Union St.
Information: 703-746-4399
July 18
MUSIC ON THE GREEN A city
concert series with a performance by 40
Miles Home featuring indie/bluegrass.
Attendees should feel free to bring chairs
or a blanket and a picnic supper.
Time: 7 to 8 p.m.
Location: Montgomery Park, 901 N.
Royal St.
Information: 703-746-5592
July 20
CANAL CENTER CONCERT A
concert series with a performance by
USA/ALEXANDRIA BIRTHDAY
CELEBRATION Celebrate Alexandria
and the country’s birthdays with a program
that includes pre-show entertainment,
awards presentation, food sales, birthday
cake distribution, a premier concert by
the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra and
concludes with a fireworks display.
Time: 6 to 10 p.m.
Location: Oronoco Bay Park, 100
Madison St.
Information: 703-746-5592
Dave Chappell featuring roots rock.
Attendees should feel free to bring a
picnic lunch.
Time: Noon to 1 p.m.
Location: Canal Center Plaza Amphitheater, 44 Canal Center Plaza
Information: 703-746-5592
PORT CITY COMMUNITY GIVE
BACK NIGHT Port City Brewing
Company and the Friendship Firehouse
Company present a Community Give
Back event. Help raise money to restore
two historic hand-drawn fire vehicles
from the 1850s.
Time: 4 to 9 p.m.
Location: Port City Brewing Company,
3950 Wheeler Ave.
Information: 703-746-4554
BEN BRENMAN PARK CONCERT A city concert series with
a performance by Fast Eddie & the
Slowpokes featuring blues and soul. Attendees should feel free to bring chairs
or a blanket and a picnic supper.
Time: 7 to 8 p.m.
Location: Ben Brenman Park, 4800
Brenman Park Drive
Information: 703-746-5592
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FILM: THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF
MINE Meet iconic civil rights activist
Fannie Lou Hamer, an often-overlooked
heroine of the Civil Rights Movement.
Director Robin Hamilton will discuss her
work to shine a light on the life of this bold,
unlettered woman in this award-winning
documentary film. A question and answer
session with Hamilton follows the film.
Time: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Location: Alexandria Black History
Museum, 902 Wythe St.
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Reflective film, light-color shingles
may reduce attic heat
BY HENRI DE MARNE
Q: I own a 2,500-squarefoot house in Delaware that was
built in the fall of 2007. The
area over the garage is a wideopen storage area. Daylight can
be seen around the edge of the
roof where the soffits are located. There is a ridge vent on all
the various roofs on the house.
Ridge vents and soffit vents are
the only aids for ventilation.
It gets very hot in the storage area in the summer. I
placed a thermometer about
six feet off the floor. The
roof peak is 15 feet high. On
a 95-degree sunny day I got
readings of 120-122 degrees
Fahrenheit in the storage area.
I feel it is too hot for household
items and clothing, particularly leather and furs, with a
27-degree difference from the
outdoor temperature.
I went on the Internet and
searched roof structures and
found a site that said industry
standards for an attic storage
area should be 10 to 12 degrees
higher than the outside temperature — it didn’t specify a
sunny day versus a cloudy day.
Is that an accurate assessment?
If not, what is the correct differential between outside and
attic temperature?
I discussed this with the
builders and they said that they
were unsure of any standards,
but that the design should be
sufficient.
What would be a good fix to
cool down the storage area? InSEE ATTIC | 19
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Heat can often build in the upper reaches of an attic space. Proper soffit venting, heat-reflective metal film
and even a lighter shade of shingle can help to minimize that buildup of heat.
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stalling a roof vent fan? Enlarging the soffit vents? The width
of each soffit vent is about six
inches and three feet long. Or is
there another solution? I thank
you in advance for any help you
can give me.
A: I don’t know of any standards stipulating an acceptable
degree differential between the
attic’s temperature in a storage
area and the outside ambient air.
You mention the size of the
soffit vents, which tells me that
they are not continuous. How
far apart are they? Soffit vents
should run the full length of
the overhangs and must match
the ridge vents’ net free ventilation area (NFVA). But this
should not be an issue in an
open storage space.
One way to reduce the temperature of the attic now is to
staple an aluminum reflective film to the bottom of the
trusses. It will be somewhat
of a challenge because of the
web connections, but it should
be manageable. You should be
able to get aluminum reflective
film in building-supply houses.
Another way is to install
light-colored shingles when the
time for replacement comes.
Q: Can you tell me how to
dig a dry well to stop rain from
flooding in through my base-
ment window? I have written
to you in the past regarding
plumbing problems, and your
answers have given me excellent results.
A: If the flooding is due to
rain filling the well in heavy
downpours or from the section
of a roof without gutters above
the well, the easiest way to deal
with it is to put a clear plastic
cover over the well.
If the problem is because
there is flat or negative grade
around the well, and water is
entering the well at the joint
of the well and the foundation,
the grade deficiency should
be taken care of by raising it
to slope gently away from the
house, making sure that there
is no way for the water to leak
through the joints with the
house.
If the top of the well is too
low to raise the grade, you can
buy metal sections matching
semi-circular or rectangular
wells in building-supply houses.
Or you can raise the well
up to four inches by digging a
small trench around the exterior of the metal well and setting
paver bricks upright, soldier
like, in the trench.
The bricks are eight inches
long, so four inches will be buried in the raised grade. Tamp the
soil to hold the bricks in place.
If the problem is caused
by the soil being too high inside the well, dig out the soil
as much as you can and refill the space with stones to
within a foot of the bottom
of the window.
Ideally, a drainpipe should
have been installed leading to
some form of drainage, such
as footing drains, but if the
soil is sandy or loamy, this
may not be necessary.
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School is out — why not volunteer?
BY MARION BRUNKEN
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With so many opportunities to volunteer
across Alexandria, summer is the perfect
time to get involved.
School is either out or almost out for most young people in Alexandria, and summer can be a time to relax,
have fun and help others.
Alexandria has a tremendous need for volunteers at a
myriad of places around the
city.
Some tasks are short term
and only need a few hours of
work, while other volunteering projects are ongoing.
Volunteer Alexandria, your
local resource for volunteerism, is a one-stop shop
for finding great opportunities for all ages starting as
young as 8 years old.
Volunteers are needed
to maintain our parks, assist
with special events, perform
customer service duties, help
with incoming donations,
gardening and tutoring and want to learn about.
mentoring children. Further- Moving beyond their
more, summer is a great time comfort zone and learnto do an internship with a ing new skills encourages
self- conf idence.
local nonprofit orFurthermore, yo
ganization to learn
ng people discover
about leadership,
inner strengths and
business, developdevelop life skills
ment, problem solvwhen they voluning and much more.
teer. Teamwork, co In addition to
operation, tolerance
earning community
and problem solvservice hours, voling help them to
unteering has many
benefits for children Marion Brunken cope with the daily
and teenagers. Children and challenges they encounter in
teens develop compassion as their own lives.
they learn the value of giving Volunteering provides an
opportunity to meet a range of
to others.
They learn to recognize different people from totally
and appreciate the goodness different backgrounds and to
in their own lives. Volun- make new friends. It enhances
teering encourages children emotional development and
to do things they’re good fosters socializing and comat, as well as try things they munication skills.
Children and teens learn
what it means to be a valued
member of a community.
Growing into adulthood
with a greater sense of social
responsibility makes them
more likely to volunteer
throughout their lives.
More importantly, volunteering at an early age contributes to youngsters becoming the next generation of
change makers. Why not start
now and help others during
your time off?
To learn more and see ongoing volunteer opportunities,
go to www.volunteeralexandria.org and enter the keyword “children” in the search
engine. Call 703-836-2176 to
receive additional information.
The writer is the executive
director of Volunteer Alexandria.
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Alexandria’s answer for authentic
Ethiopian coffee and gourmet groceries
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Abyssinia Mart is located at 720 Jefferson St., and is stocked with
an array of goods from Ethiopia and Europe.
At a Glance:
Restaurant Name: Abyssinia Mart
Location: 720 Jefferson St.,
Alexandria, VA 22314
Opening Abyssinia Mart
is a dream that was 20 years
in the making for Ethiopia natives Lily Damtew and Biadgelen Asfaw. Abyssinia Mart
is stocked with a wonderful
assortment of European gourmet and organic items.
Bulgarian yogurts and
cheeses, dry cured meats and
fresh organic spice and grains
are chosen for their quality and
flavor. Inviting desserts and
pastries are made fresh daily.
Damtew has created an
eclectic selection of wine and
beer that includes unique offerings from Europe, Africa
and South America alongside
her best seller, Alexandria’s
own Port City Brewing Co.
Customers also are invited to
make their own six pack.
Damtew and Asfaw started with what they know is
the best Ethiopian coffee and
found a great neighborhood
location to create a warm
gathering place for coffee
with friends or to get a bit of
work done with complimentary wifi. Abyssinia Mart is a
place where customers find a
selection of healthy delicious
foods and friendly service.
Abyssinia Mart has a broad selection of wine and beer (above) from
all over the world, while those with
a sweet tooth will find plenty of options (below) to their liking.
Neighborhood: Old Town
Owners: Lily Damtew and Biadgelen Asfaw
Year opened: 2016
Type of food: Ethiopian coffee, pastries, beer,
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Our View
Old Town commuter ferry
idea needs permanent
mothballing
Last year, when the idea was floated to link a commuter ferry
between Alexandria and D.C., our response was basically a chuckle.
It was an interesting concept but wholly impractical, given our city’s
already congested waterfront area.
Well, we’re not laughing any longer.
It appears the Northern Virginia Regional Commission is moving ahead with planning efforts for a ferry, views the Alexandria
route as preferable because it’s the most direct, and has more than $3
million in federal funding to purchase ferries.
Ominously, because the ferries were federally funded, NVRC
officials appear to believe they don’t need city approval to proceed,
according to City Councilor Del Pepper, who represents the city on
the NVRC board.
Our city leaders need to stop assuming the ferry’s impracticality
will stop it from being anchored here or that the federal government
will defer to their authority on dock access. They need to unite in
opposition now and show some muscle to oppose this project before
its launch becomes inevitable.
A commuter ferry in Old Town has the makings of the BRAC
debacle. Back when BRAC was being discussed, Alexandrians assumed the headquarters would never be located in our city, as alternative locations seemed obviously superior and our city leadership
spoke out against it. Of course, BRAC did move to Alexandria —
and city leaders have scrambled ever since to deflect blame. Let’s
not repeat that sorry episode.
Just think. Our city has been roiled in turmoil for years over the
impact of smaller development pieces along the waterfront, from the
relocation of the Old Dominion Boat Club to the Carr hotel at the
foot of Duke Street. We have had expensive court fights and vitriol
over the effect of these projects on traffic and livability. There were
legitimate concerns in those cases.
Imagine, then, the impact of hundreds of additional cars making
their way to the heart of Old Town during rush hour each day. This
deluge would impact not just residents’ livability but also Alexandria’s vital tourism industry.
It is clear that NVRC and the federal government aren’t concerned
about disruptions to Alexandria. Pepper described the NVRC’s attitude as “… they get the benefits, we pay the price, and what’s the
problem?”
Here’s a thought: If the federal government is so keen on a commuter ferry to take workers from Virginia to its compounds for the
Department of Homeland Security and Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, then why doesn’t it take a piece of the waterfront parkland it
owns in Fairfax County between Interstate 495 and Mount Vernon
and build a ferry terminal there?
Regardless of whether a viable ferry location exists elsewhere,
it simply cannot be allowed in Old Town. Officials need to pull out
all of the stops to deny access to our Port City — from lobbying and
descending on NVRC meetings en masse to working with U.S. Rep.
Don Beyer (D-8) and U.S. senators Mark Warner (D) and Tim Kaine
(D) and preparing for legal action.
It will be unacceptable if, a year or two from now, this project
emerges as a fait accompli. As the saying goes, “that boat don’t
float.”
ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Opinion
“Where the press is free and every man is able to read, all is safe.”
- Thomas Jefferson
Your Views
Don’t change the name of
Jefferson Davis Highway
To the editor:
At its June 13 meeting,
two members of the city’s
ad hoc advisory group on
confederate memorials and
street names made mistaken
statements about Jefferson
Davis. Chairwoman Mary
Lyman, a Massachusetts native who earlier noted she
does not know much history,
declared that he was not a
Virginian and was guilty of
“egregious behavior.” She
gave no substantiation for
either allegation. And member Eugene Thompson’s objection to honoring him also
deserves close scrutiny.
Although Kentucky-born
Davis was one of the U.S.
Senate’s most distinguished
members while representing
Mississippi, his family chose
to be buried in Richmond’s
Hollywood Cemetery. Thus,
Davis has been in Virginia
longer than anywhere else.
Virginians who cherish our
history proudly claim this
American hero and regularly
celebrate his June birthday
with ceremonies.
Mr. Thompson objected
that Davis was unworthy of
having a street named in his
honor because after the Civil
War, he failed to pledge allegiance to the Union like others, including Robert E. Lee.
But Davis’ case was
unique. President Abraham
Lincoln had openly declared
that he would pardon all others, but never Davis, despite
“with malice toward none and
charity for all.”
Such bitter hatred was lamentable because Davis gave
decades of outstanding service to the U.S. before the war.
He was a distinguished West
Pointer, a hero of the Battle
of Veracruz, a persuasive orator in the Senate who tried to
avert war, and a visionary,
who as secretary of war created the formidable military
machine Lincoln used.
Davis’ health was poor,
so he initially declined to be
president of the Confederacy,
but was persuaded by an appeal to his sense of duty. That
onerous burden further damaged his health, and he almost
died under the two years of
imprisonment without trial
at Fort Monroe, Va. Only his
wife’s persistent public statements about his mistreatment
and pleadings from the public
saved his life.
Notably, Lincoln’s successors never pardoned Lee,
although he was beloved in
both North and South after the war. Davis expected
the same fate. Should a man
pledge allegiance to an obviously corrupt government
wreaking additional ruin
with impunity on his helpless
countrymen? Why give his
enemies fodder for ridicule?
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King Street needs fewer lanes for cars
To the editor:
The City of Alexandria
has proposed removing a
travel lane in each direction
along King Street between
Chinquapin Drive and Janneys Lane, and reducing
the speed limit from 35 to
25 miles per hour. I support
this change.
Having managed a national research program for
the Federal Highway Administration for 15 years that
evaluated highway safety
projects, I am impressed
with the professionalism and
objectivity of the city staff
and its willingness to look
for mitigations to the unsafe
high speeds prevalent there.
That is a far cry from 30
years ago, when the city traffic engineer discounted my
concerns of high speeds on
King Street. Traffic gives no
quarter to allow pedestrians
to expeditiously cross four
lanes of traffic safely. This
stretch of 1.6 miles has no
cross streets or traffic signals.
Speeds are excessive. I have
observed cars drag racing
and motorcycles at full throttle darting through traffic.
With one travel lane in
each direction, the road will
no longer invite such behavior. More importantly, the
only way to reduce typical
speeds is to change the highway design, as drivers tend to
drive to the design speed of
the road rather than a posted
limit.
Of course, change never
comes without protest. Critics say that traffic capacity will be decreased by 50
percent. This is a fallacy.
This segment does not operate as a four-lane highway at capacity, and even in
those situations, additional
lanes produce diminishing
returns. They also worry
about increased travel time,
the difficulty of making left
turns, and stopped vehicles
obstructing traffic.
City staff correctly noted
that the combined gutter and
bike lanes provide enough
space for buses, garbage and
delivery trucks, and disabled
automobiles while still permitting the passage of traffic to the left. In addition,
except for several pedestrian islands, there will be a
marked median that serves
as a turning lane.
City staff acknowledges
that travel time will increase,
but the real impediments to
traffic are at the King Street
to the north side of Ivy Hill
Cemetery to the waterfront
every evening. Recently, a
mother was pushing a stroller
with a child and her young
daughter was riding a bicycle
with training wheels. A sprinkler system suddenly spewed
water on to the sidewalk, startling the daughter so that she
veered into the street. Fortunately, there was no vehicle
barreling down the curb lane
and she was unharmed. A bike
lane would have afforded some
Interestingly, many of
those most opposed
to this traffic calming live
on side streets or even dead
ends that are not proximate
to the brutal traffic.”
and Quaker Lane-Braddock
Road intersection to the west
and at Callahan Drive to the
east. Some worry that drivers faced with slower speeds
will infiltrate streets in other
neighborhoods. But as city
staff pointed out, there is little opportunity for alternative
routes. When traffic backs up
headed east on King Street,
drivers can bail onto Janneys
Lane and cut down to Duke
Street or cross Scroggins
Road to Braddock Road to
avoid the intersection at King
Street and Quaker LaneBraddock Road, but that already happens and there is
little reason to believe that
such diversions will increase.
People also seem opposed to bike lanes. After
all, they say, people do not
use the lanes. I beg to differ;
more and more, I see people
bicycling on King Street.
Besides, bike lanes have
other benefits. They provide
a place for buses and other
vehicles to safely stop and
offer a buffer for pedestrians
walking on sidewalks.
My wife walks down King
Street from our house adjacent
degree of protection.
Interestingly, many of
those most opposed to this
traffic calming live on side
streets or even dead ends
that are not proximate to
the brutal traffic. They have
griped that a concern for
safety is just another manifestation of a “nanny state”
or complained that tax revenue is being wasted on bike
lanes that no one will use
and pedestrian islands that,
despite expert opinion to the
contrary, they claim will put
pedestrians at greater risk.
The cost of these safety
changes is a small portion of
the sorely needed resurfacing. They are willing to postpone a decision, making any
subsequent implementation
of these measures more expensive and fully calculating
that delay is likely to derail
the proposed changes for the
foreseeable future.
They complain that they
need to use King Street to
drive anywhere and fear increased travel time. They
take exception to the assessSEE KING STREET | 24
The Business Plan
with Bill Reagan
Entrepreneurs benefit everyone
Entrepreneurship doesn’t flour- All those things position Alexandria
ish by happenstance. Hotbeds of to attract innovative businesses.
innovation — like Silicon Valley, But innovators are not looking
Austin, Texas and Boulder, Colo. at the city on paper or in a vacuum.
— seem to have found the mix of They’re reading media coverage of
characteristics and attractions that the city and, frankly, may not be
lure the country’s most innovative getting the best impression. Creentrepreneurs.
ative entrepreneurs are turned off
While those examples are by statements such as, “We don’t
known as tech hubs, they also have want anything that attracts more
become hubs for creative retail and people,” or, “Alexandria already
great food. Businesses
has too many restauof all kinds tend to be
rants.” This rhetoric
attracted to innovation
implies that Alexandria
hubs and places that are
is not interested in opTop Ten in other categoportunities to grow its
ries.
tax base and become a
Businesses like to
regional destination for
cluster with similar busiinnovative businesses.
Bill Reagan
nesses. Old Town has a
The harsh reality is that
concentration of independent bou- our local economy is either growing
tiques and shops in part because or declining; it does not just stop and
they like to be located near simi- mark time. We, as a city, need to reclar types of stores. New, creative ognize the impact of our words and
restaurants often pop up near one deeds, and how those may be interanother, like the explosion of new preted by interested businesses. We
restaurants along the U Street Cor- cannot afford to be seen as a city disridor in D.C.
dainful of innovation.
The reasons for such clustering We have organizations dediare well known. Entrepreneurs like cated to strengthening entrepreto be near other energetic entrepre- neurship and providing individual
neurs and are attracted to vibrant support to small businesses. These
communities. Innovators that con- include the Alexandria Economic
sistently push the envelope are at- Development Partnership, Visit
tracted to welcoming communities. Alexandria, the Alexandria Small
These are places where the thresh- Business Development Center,
old for startups is modest, where the Multi-Agency Permit Center,
people are accepting of diversity, the Alexandria Chamber of Comand where new ideas can be devel- merce, and neighborhood business
oped, launched and refined without associations. But these organizaridicule.
tions alone are not enough; new
On paper, Alexandria should businesses must feel the support of
fare pretty well as an entrepreneurial the entire community.
destination. We have many winning All of us have a role to play in
attributes: we’re inside the Capital making Alexandria an attractive
Beltway, we have a historic authen- destination for the most promising
ticity that other places seek to repli- businesses and creative entreprecate, and we’re home to top-ranked neurs who enhance our economy
restaurants, just to name a few.
and quality of life. Who could be
The city is also the right scale — against that?
small enough to build meaningful
The writer is the executive
connections and know your neighdirector of the Alexandria Small
bors, yet large enough to have the
Business Development Center.
amenities and vibrancy of a big city.
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A multipurpose City Hall for an evolving city
A
dolf Cluss’ architectural
plan for Alexandria’s
1871 City Hall replacement
spread out the functions of
city government in a U-shaped
building that had a front on
three distinct blocks: Cameron, North Fairfax and North
Royal streets. The new building incorporated space for
non-government functions as
well, providing rental income
to the city and reducing construction costs, while insuring future space for city departments to meet anticipated
growth. Each building façade
was associated with primary
functions, providing direct
access to residents to address
their specific needs.
The northern façade along
Cameron Street faced what
was then Alexandria’s prime
thoroughfare, and on the second floor, moving from east to
west, was the courthouse, Masonic Temple, school board offices and rental and clerical offices. The lower floor included
a lobby and access to market
stalls on an interior courtyard
adjacent to the marketplace.
On Fairfax Street, site
of the earliest town hall, the
first floor was dedicated for
use by the police and fire services. To the south, the Sun
Fire Company was located
within this wing of the building, and included a two-story
engine house to store equipment. The police department
was in the center of the wing,
with a muster room, washroom and jail cells located on
the first floor. On the second
floor were sleeping quarters
for policemen and lodgers,
and offices for the Police
Captain and the mayor.
Further north along Fairfax Street was the entryway
to the courthouse, accessed
by a small lobby and staircase constructed of fine
walnut and yellow pine. The
courtroom, seen in this view
taken just after the room was
gutted and subdivided into
offices in a 1960s renovation, was perhaps the most
impressive room in the building, 58 feet in length and over
22 feet high, with walnut and
yellow pine rails and paneling and lit by a massive gas
chandelier whose medallion
was secured to the circular
framing in the tray ceiling.
Adjacent to the courtroom were an office for the
court clerk and a fireproof
storage room for records built
of 18-inch brick walls with an
iron floor and ceiling. Also
nearby were chambers for the
judges and a private stairwell
to the exterior for their use.
The second floor west
wing along Royal Street,
site of the 1817 town hall
destroyed by fire, included
meeting rooms for the common council, aldermen’s
chambers, board of health,
The Ariail family
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city auditor, tax collector and
gas works. The council room
was carpeted and contained
desks and chairs of walnut
made at the nearby Green
Bros. furniture factory on
Prince Street.
On the interior courtyard
side of the wing, market vendor stalls for butchers and
meat packing trades extended
across the back of the structure, and those for produce
vendors continued along the
Cameron Street section of the
building. But these were no
ordinary stalls, as the city’s
leading purveyors furnished
them with marble-topped
tables, gilt ornamentation and
detailed wooden carvings that
represented their products.
Within a year of the fire, the
new seat of government was a
showcase of architectural design and multi-functional use,
ready to provide decades of
service to the city. High above
Royal Street, on the face of
Benjamin Latrobe’s restored
clock tower, a marble panel
was placed inscribed with the
words “Destroyed by fire May
19, 1871 — rebuilt 1872.”
Out of the Attic is provided by
the Office of Historic Alexandria
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What would Thompson or any of us
do in these circumstances?
No group member asked and no
one reported how many businesses
and residents would be affected before voting to change the name of Jefferson Davis Highway in the city.
Members declared that fewer
people would be inconvenienced
than by changing other Confederate
street names. Kudos to Molly Fannon, the only dissenting vote, who
thought the majority’s inability to
state a guiding principle for treating
this street name differently from others made a change inappropriate.
Shame on members who thought
forcing occupants into a name change
— without a statement of their approval and based on members’ incomplete or mistaken statements of
relevant facts — is justified. Because
of these serious errors, this recommendation’s validity and usefulness
is greatly compromised. City council
should reject it.
- Ellen Latane Tabb
Alexandria
KING STREET
FROM | 23
ment of the experts on city staff. Their
at times ferocious opposition seems
disproportionate to even their worst
fears. Change always has unforeseen
consequences, but so does inaction.
I will be delayed just as much as
anyone coming from Albany Court,
but the prospect of safer and more
congenial traffic outweighs any inconvenience. Besides, the answer to traffic congestion needs to move beyond
increased capacity, particularly for a
city with little realistic opportunity
for its expansion, towards better management through coordination and
responsiveness of traffic signals, the
availability of public transportation,
and accommodations conducive to
ambulatory and bicycle travel.
- Charles P. Brinkman
Alexandria
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service from Alexandria’s waterfront to D.C.?
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Obituary
Beverly Kay Hardesty Logan (née Wolford)
Beverly Kay Hardesty Logan (née Wolford), accomplished musician, educator, philanthropist, and arts advocate
extraordinaire, passed away
June 8, 2016 in Alexandria, Va.
Born in Lancaster, Ohio
February 8, 1936 to Leon and
Winifred Wolford, Kay’s love
of music was nurtured early as
she studied flute with Professor
Donald McGinnis at Lancaster
High School. She continued her
studies at Ohio State University
where she graduated cum laude
with a Bachelor of Music in
1958 and the University of Illinois in 1960 where she received
a Master of Music and was a
member of the orchestra and
served as a faculty member.
Music education, and in particular, special education music, was always near and dear
to her heart. She often said, “I
didn’t teach music – I used music to teach.” Known as an innovative, creative, and dynamic
teacher, she excelled in using
music to teach “the unteachable
ones.” Her expertise was sought
after by organizations throughout the United States, England,
France, Germany and South
America. As a consultant and
instructor in special education
and special education music,
she implemented programs for
people with Alzheimer’s, nursing home patients, and deinstitutionalized older adults. She
also designed developmental
expressive arts programs for
language delayed pre-school
children and profoundly multihandicapped people of all ages.
Her extensive lexicon of special
education teaching methods
and learning has been preserved in numerous professional journals and also in primary
education textbooks created
under the auspices of Silver
Burdett Ginn. She was granted
honorary awards and degrees
from Penn State, Ohio State
University and the Cleveland
Institute of Music.
Collaboration with other
Beverly Kay Hardesty Logan (née Wolford)
musicians was a constant
source of joy for Kay. Throughout her lifetime she performed
with the Ohio State University
Concert Band, OSU Symphony,
University of Illinois Orchestra,
Wheeling Symphony, Chautauqua Student Symphony, Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra,
Chautauqua Community Band,
and the Columbus Symphony
Orchestra where she served as
principal flutist for 15 years.
Because of her love of collaborative music, she was
known as creator and/or generous supporter of several chamber music groups and organizations including Chamber
Music Connections at the University of Maryland, the Audubon String Quartet, the Logan
Chamber Music Series at the
Chautauqua Institution, and the
national award-winning “Music
at Noon: The Logan Series” at
Penn State Erie.
Kay was a staunch arts advocate and champion of educational programming and arts
outreach. She was an integral
part of any board, committee, or
organization she joined including the Eastman School of Music Board of Governors, MENC
National Advisory Committee,
Advisory Committee for the
Center for Educational Partnerships in Atlanta, Very Special
Arts Board of Directors, Chamber Music America, American
String Teachers Association,
Chautauqua Institution, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts,
Orchestra of St. Luke’s (NYC)
Education Committee, Women’s Forum of Washington,
Audience Research Project, Alexandria Symphony Orchestra
and countless others.
Nearest and dearest to her
heart was her beloved Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua,
N.Y. Her happiest times were
spent here each summer. She
was a recipient of the Georges
Barrere Scholarship and studied flute at the Chautauqua
School of Music during her
college years. “If I hadn’t had a
full scholarship the second summer, I couldn’t have come,” Logan said. “Certainly, for people
like me who had limited backgrounds and exposure before
Chautauqua, Chautauqua was
like, ‘Wow!’ Life begins here.
You had the opportunity to experience so many art forms in so
many different ways. Changed
my life totally.” Always one
to “pay it forward,” she more
RAWLINGS
than “repaid” the gift of her
scholarship by establishing the
aforementioned Logan Chamber Music series, the David Effron Conducting Fellowship,
the Chautauqua Artist Teacher
Award for the School of Dance,
the School of Art Greenham Ceramic Scholarship, and The Mischakoff/Taylor Concertmaster
Chair Fund in 1994 through the
Harry A. Logan, Jr. Foundation.
Kay was preceded in death
by her parents; her brother Leon
(Bud) Wolford, Jr.; her loving
husband, Harry A. Logan, Jr.;
and her former husband, George
Hardesty. Kay is survived by a
nephew Leon (Skip) C. Wolford
and wife Tracy; niece Michele
and husband Mark Brown;
nine grand nephews and nieces:
Bryce and Meredith Biesinger, Leon (Chip) and Alissa
Wolford, Kevin and Morgan
Thompson, Lara Wolford, and
Mason and Aimee Brown,
and ten great grand nieces and
nephews: Trey, Ryan and Jack
Wolford; Bentley, Beau, and
Baker Biesinger; Chloè, Daisy
and Addie Thompson and Larry
Brown; stepson Thomas A. Logan, wife Julie and sons Ryland,
Max, Gabriel and daughter Cassidy; and very close friends she
thought of as family members
Marty Merkley; Mary and Britt
Jensen and daughters Elaine,
Cecily and Elizabeth; Matthew
and Julie Bratton and daughters
Ayla and Ione; Anita Johnson;
Mary Palmer and countless
friends and colleagues who remain to cherish her memory.
Kay’s ashes were interred
on Saturday, June 25, 2016 at
the Chautauqua Cemetery in
Chautauqua, N.Y. next to her
beloved brother Bud Wolford.
There will be a public memorial service on Sunday,
August 14, 2016, at 2 p.m. in
the Hall of Philosophy, at the
Chautauqua Institution in
Chautauqua, N.Y.
There will be an open house
celebrating Kay on Sunday,
September 25, 2016, from 2 to 4
p.m. in Alexandria, Va.
FROM | 16
enforcement specialist — a.k.a.
cop — and was waiting to become a D.C. police officer while
working as Safeway security.
During that interim period, some coworkers would
invite me to go the Comedy
Connection in Greenbelt,
Md. on Tuesday nights. It was
camaraderie, no one thinking
I could be a comedian.
I became a heckler, using
some of those red carpet skills.
Then I started becoming popular as a heckler. The club owner wanted me to shut up, so
he dared and invited me to go
onstage. I ripped, and 21 years
later it’s what I’ve been doing.
It was all by chance. I always
knew I was a funny guy, but it
wasn’t like I practiced in front
of a mirror everyday. It just so
happened that some opportunities presented themselves, I
took advantage of it, got excited about it and made it happen.
Does it still work that way for
you? You have a lot going on in
2016 besides the comedy tour.
I’ve shot three [TV] pilots.
I’m not waiting, and that’s part
of having projects in the works.
My attitude is: if I can be a solid
stand up, create opportunity for
my family and just continue to
create and keep myself in the
game, something will click.
Something big. You have to be
in it to win it.
One thing I can say after
21 years, every year I feel I’m
getting better. I’m never bored
of my job, and always try to
figure out a way to make myself better, to meet new people.
And if I stay the course, then
the bigger things will happen.
At the end of the day, I’m
the dude that used to crack
jokes on the red carpet with no
money in his pocket, and created a good and fair lifestyle
with his God-given talent. I
never take that for granted.
Donnell Rawlings and the
Fat Doctor perform Saturday
at the Birchmere. Tickets are
$25. For more information,
visit www.birchmere.com.
....
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OO-DLES By Timothy E. Parker
ACROSS
1 Places for pledges
6 Drew back, as the tide
11Lays off (with “from”)
19Skater’s figure?
20An animal, not a dessert
21 Chinese restaurant offering
22 Kid’s backpack contents
24 Place to rest your dogs
25 Marker brand
26 American child of Japanese parents
28 Corduroy feature
29Did an imitation of
30Copied a kitty
32 “On the double!”
35University in Philadelphia
38Land along the coast
40Belt maker’s tool
43Used a couch
45Candied tuber
46Rolls’ partner in cars
48Windpipe
51 Lopsided, as a grin
52 “National Velvet” author Bagnold
54Deteriorate through use
55Play billiards
57 Dig find
59 Words after prayers
62Good golf score
63Type of note or number
64Onetime playground fixture
66Places for dipping
68Successful student
70 “___ to Remember”
71Not al fresco
74 Pilot’s guess
75 Current reader
79 Longish English assignment
80Skin wound
84To whom a dictator answers
85Large pig
88Werewolf film sound effects
90Fit leader?
91 Actor’s asset
93With a cast of thousands
95Owner’s certificate
96Large coffeepot
97 Soap ingredient
100 Hedge component
102 Like the Who
103 “Amazing Grace” verse ender
104 Food for a horse
105 Some are sordid
107 Harsh and metallic
109 Two items of the same kind
112 Surgical bypass tube
114 Garden dirt
115 Shopper’s guide
118 Found, as a foundation
120 Business wear accessory
124 Sheds, e.g.
128 Made some homemade meals
130
131
132
133
134
135
Abolish by official means
Find common ground
Ills of the world
Gave a silly giggle
Having to do with the kidneys
Trip meter button
DOWN
1 Admit (with “up”)
2 Definitely not poor
3 Turkish general
4 Insect midsection
5 Cork or plug
6 Implant firmly,
like a post in concrete
7 Shout of disapproval
8 Great windfall
9 Type of frozen pie
10 Sweet treat
11“Long ___ and far away ...”
12Facial feature
13___ good example
14 Electric car brand
15Payments for poker hands
16 “What was ___ think?”
17Keanu in “The Matrix”
18Moviedom’s Mineo
23Be in hiding
24 “Fee, ___, foe, fum”
27 Pitcher with a wide spout
31 Black Sea bungalow
Last Week’s Solution:
Weekly Words
33Feeling lightheaded
34One way out of prison
35Unnatural blondes, e.g.
36 One spelling for an Indian princess
37 Boxer Griffith or author Zola
38Sauteed shrimp style
39From ___ out (going forward)
41 Fingerprint figure
42 Summer zodiac sign
44Mary ___ Moore
47 Affirmative vote
49 Cleopatra’s biter
501980s Republican strategist Lee
53Expand by stretching
56Expressed in words
58OPEC, and others
60Lymph ___
61 Move through puddles
65 Fork-in-the-road shape
67 Just average
69Fish with an electric charge
72 Most inexperienced
73 Slender, graceful girls
75 Black cattle breed
76 At anchor
77 Kyle of “Saturday Night Live”
78 Character on 44-Down’s show
81 Agenda units
82 Two-tone cookies
83Simpleton
86Gives approval
87 Government procurement org.
89“To ___, With Love”
92“Aah!” accompanier
94Die-shaped
98Rotated
99Human-powered vehicle
101 Intelligence officer, at times
106 Moe, for one
108 Recessed space
110 Assign, as a portion
111 Somber tune
113 “___ just one of the guys”
114 Type of wool
116 Zoom skyward
117 Type of bag or board
119Frayed
121 Daily Planet reporter
122 Wait at the light
123 “Hey, buddy!”
124 Bit of body art, slangily
125 “Shogun” apparel
126 Leftover for Fido
127 Pre-___ (college major)
129 Mauna ___, Hawaii
Obituaries
MARGARET R. BOWDEN
(95), of Alexandria,
June 25, 2016
ROSALIE L. DUNCAN (61),
of Alexandria, June 24, 2016
THOMAS B. FITZPATRICK
(92), formerly of
Alexandria, June 26, 2016
MARY K. HAKENSON (88),
of Alexandria, June 16, 2016
MARY A. KELLER,
of Alexandria, June 24, 2016
BIRUTA KELLY (63),
of Alexandria, June 21, 2016
BEVERLY K.H. LOGAN,
of Alexandria, June 8, 2016
HELEN L. MIKHALEVSKY,
of Alexandria, June 26, 2016
JAMES J. NORTH (62),
of Alexandria, June 17, 2016
CAROL PETTIT (72),
formerly of Alexandria,
June 26, 2016
C. STEWART PORTER (76),
formerly of Alexandria,
June 20, 2016
JOSEPHINE M. SPINKS
(84), of Alexandria,
June 28, 2016
MICHAEL B. SULLIVAN
(69), of Alexandria,
June 19, 2016
ROBERTA T. TOMCZYK
(81), of Alexandria,
June 24, 2016
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OBITUARY
Joseph Milton Harmon
HIGH POINT, N.C. —
Joseph Milton Harmon, 67, died
after a four-year illness of COPD
(Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary
Disease) followed by pneumonia
on June 27, 2016, at Select Specialty Hospital in Greensboro,
N.C. He served a 20-year career
of distinction in the U.S. Army in
Vietnam, with the 3rd Armored
Division in Germany, and later
at the Pentagon in the Adjutant
General’s Office for Information
Systems Command, where he
trained and supervised up to 10
personnel accountable for more
than 200,000 NATO documents.
Harmon received the Meritorious
Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, National Defense
Service Medal, Vietnam Service
Medal with 4 Service Stars and
the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation,
among other honors.
Previous to residing in High
Point, Harmon lived 21 years in
Spring Lake, N.C., and at Fort
Bragg. As a computer programming and data collection expert,
Harmon in his later years worked
for Sears in High Point, Lockheed
Support Systems, Inc., in Fayetteville, and Test and Experimentation Services Co. at Fort Bragg. He
was a member of the Noncommissioned Officers Association, an organization fighting for the service
benefits and rights in Congress for
Armed Forces members in need,
and of the Independent Order of
Foresters, which helps people in
need in all walks of life.
Harmon followed the death of
his wife of 33 years, Mary Ella
Teague, who passed in 2002. He
is survived by his daughter and
devoted caretaker, writer Mary
Angela Harmon of High Point;
two sons, Joseph Milton Harmon
Jr. of Denver, Colo. and Jonathan
Mark Harmon of Rocky Mount,
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2208 Elmington Cir 1225 Mullholand Ct 1321 Kasba Ct
Va Bch 23454
Va Bch 23454
Va Bch 23464
4 Bedrooms & 2.5 Baths
1,778 Sq. Ft.
Garage -Attached;
288 Sq. Ft.
Joseph Milton Harmon
N.C.; sisters Faye Dean Parnell
and Darlene Annette Bryant; and
brothers Michael Eugene Harmon
and Kevin Andrew Harmon.
Friends and family will remember Joseph Harmon as enjoying
playing the piano and guitar, listening to his collection of 1950s, 1960s
and military music, taking care of
his vehicles and riding his 1981 Kawasaki motorcycle when he could,
and using his professional computer knowledge for fun and for teaching those skills to his children.
Visitation will be held from 6
to 8 p.m. on Friday, July 1, 2016, at
Cumby Family Funeral Service,
1015 Eastchester Drive, High
Point, NC 27262. Funeral services
will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday,
July 2, 2016, at Abbotts Creek
Missionary Baptist Church, 2817
Abbotts Creek Church Rd, High
Point, NC 27265, with Reverend
Mark Hollar officiating. Interment with full military honors
will follow at Abbotts Creek Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may
be made to the USO, Donor Services, 2111 Wilson Blvd., #1200,
Arlington, VA 22201 or online at
https://www.uso.org/donate/next.
Online condolences may be
shared at www.cumbyfuneral.com.
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4 Bedrooms & 2.5 Baths
1,865 Sq. Ft.
Garage -Attached;
240 Sq. Ft.
3 Bedrooms & 2 Baths
1,635 Sq. Ft.
Garage -Attached;
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